Director of Events

What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nations leading voice on mental health. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is the nations largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Today we are an alliance of hundreds of local affiliates state organizations and a national office that work in communities across the United States to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need. NAMI advocates for all who are affected by mental illness both the individuals and the people in their lives. We work to address disparities and injustices and to promote dignity and inclusion for all people with mental illness and their addition to being advocates we educate we listen and we lead as evidenced by our public awareness campaigns the range of programs we provide and our strong public policy.

We currently have an opening for a Director of Events. The Director of Events leads the full lifecycle of NAMI National events providing both strategic direction and hands-on execution. This role serves as the head of the Events function within the Operations Department and is responsible for ensuring operational excellence financial stewardship and a high-quality participant experience. The Director manages staff oversees multi-year planning negotiates contracts leads onsite execution and builds standardized processes that support NAMIs mission.

This full-time position is based in our Arlington VA offices on a hybrid basis (2 - 3 times per week in the office).

Salary Range : $100k - $105k

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead the Events function within Operations providing supervision coaching and professional development for Events staff.
• Build a collaborative team culture and ensure staff are equipped to deliver high-quality experiences.
• Manage staffing plans including full-time staff seasonal support volunteers and onsite personnel.

Strategy & Planning

Execution

Financial Management

Continuous Improvement

Other Duties

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

Your salary is only one component of the total compensation package. NAMI offers a range of standard and unique benefits that are reviewed annually :

NAMI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. NAMI prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color religion sex national origin marital status age disability veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions genetic information or any other legally protected group status. We also provide reasonable accommodation for candidates with disability.

Required Experience :

Director

Key Skills

Crisis Management,Marketing,Public Relations,Fundraising,Media Relations,Constant Contact,Strategic Planning,Social Media Management,Team Management,Public Speaking,Wordpress,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Temp

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 100000 - 105000